Leaning the fuel/air mixture in an aircraft engine improves fuel economy and increases flight endurance by optimizing the fuel-to-air ratio. The process involves gradually reducing the mixture until ...

GE once thought super-efficient propfans were the future of air travel, until low fuel prices in the late 1980s moved fuel consumption down the list of priorities. Now, it's bringing them back with ...

The fuel control switches on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft are critical cockpit controls that regulate the flow of fuel to each of the two engines. Their primary purposes are to start or shut down the ...

Dublin, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Aircraft Fuel Systems Market by System (Pumps, Valves, Control Units, Flow Meters, Sensors, Gauges), Technology (Pump, Gravity, Pressurized Feed), Engine ...

A preliminary report on the Air India Flight AI171 crash revealed a catastrophic engine failure just seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad. Both engines of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner lost power due to ...